Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will visit Riyadh and Tehran in a bid to ‘mend ties’ between the countries

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will visit Riyadh and Tehran in a bid to ‘mend ties’ between the countries, AFP reported.

Federal Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid said Saturday that Sharif would depart Monday for Riyadh, where he will meet with King Salman. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia are longtime allies.

On Tuesday Sharif will meet with Iran's President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran.

The Pakistani prime minister will be accompanied by his country's military chief, Gen. Raheel Sharif.